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Attitude toward Science among Secondary School Pupils in Northern Ireland: Relationship with Sex, Age and Religion.
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Francis, Leslie J.; Greer, John E. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1999
Reports on a study of pupils (n=1549) aged 13 to 16 attending 12 Protestant and 12 Catholic schools in Northern Ireland and their attitudes toward science. Concludes that girls, oldest students, and pupils in Catholic schools hold less positive attitudes toward science in the school curriculum and towards science as a career. Contains 36…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Catholic Schools, Foreign Countries, Protestants
Measuring Attitude towards Science among Secondary School Students: The Affective Domain.
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Francis, Leslie J.; Greer, John E. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1999
Describes the development of a new measure of attitude towards science for use among secondary school pupils which operationalizes the affective attitudinal domain. Scale norms demonstrate that males record a more positive attitude towards science than females, and that younger pupils record a more positive attitude than older pupils. (Contains 78…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Attitude Measures, Interest Inventories